New Credit Association Aims to Curb Local Laxity
Scarsdale Credit Association formed last May by merchants and professionals plans a fall meeting at Scarsdale Supply Company on Garth Road next Monday at eight. About thirty members are expected, with C E Lockwood of White Plains Commercial Credit Association in attendance. President Benjamin Ruggiero says the group will create a central bureau for credit reports to curb unverified lending and help members avoid uncollectable credits. The meeting signals the first since a two month gap, with further details on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Credit Association, Inc
Scarsdale
Scarsdale Supply Company
Garth Road
C. E. Lockwood
Commercial Credit Association of
White Plains
Benjamin Ruggiero
Ruggiero
Credit Association
Scarsdale Schools Enroll Near Thousand Pupils
With nearly a thousand pupils, Scarsdale schools opened on Wednesday. Non residents request enrollment, but limits may curb overcrowding as the high school may not admit non residents. Greenacres and Edgewood may accept some non residents. Superintendent Underhill notes strong Regents results and summer library loan success. Fourteen new teachers are listed among the village staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Board of Education
Greenacres
Edgewood
Ralph I. Underhill
State Board
Scarsdale High School
Underhill
Elizabeth Cannon
Grace Doolittle
Phillipa C. Condit
Julia Hoey
Eleanor W. Foster
Ethel M. Jones
Alice M. Hoben
Mae Owens
Jessie E. Martin
Gladys McCarthy
Jennie H. Seabury
Jessie Sanborn
Katherine K. Sheppard
Pair paddles 15 mile Sound crossing in record time
Miss Anne Wilson of Bretton Road and Mr. Wendell Reynolds of Heath Cote Road paddled a canoe from Manursing Island Rye Beach Club to Long Island and back. The 15 mile trip took one hour fifty three minutes outbound and two hours and a half returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Wilson
Bretton Road
Wendell Reynolds
Heathcote Road
Manursing Island Rye Beach Club
Long Island
School Subscription Offer For The Scarsdale Inquirer
The Scarsdale Inquirer offers a school subscription at 2 dollars for the school term. Subscriptions deliver weekly to each student’s address via mail to ensure village news reaches children at school and college without forgotten mail after openings and vacation dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Inquirer
United States Mail
Fine 6 Dog Owners For No Muzzles
Six more dog owners were fined for unmuzzled dogs in last week’s court session. Names include Jules M. Salmanowitz Paul R. Reynolds James Hutchinson Mrs. John Lawrence C B Van Tassel and J K Blum with total fines reaching 198 dollars. The largest 40 dollar fine went to Apel Johnson for driving without a license and passing a trolley as it stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules M. Salmanowitz
Tompkins Road
Paul R. Reynolds
Heathcote Road
James Hutchinson
John Lawrence
Brite Avenue
C. B. van Tassel
Cohawney Road
J. K. Blum
Apel Johnson
New Rochelle
German statesmen study East View prison methods
Two Hamburg officials Dr. Karl Struve and Dr. M. Liepman visited East View to observe Westchester County penitentiary practices. They aim to adapt American prison management for minor offenders in Germany and will visit other sites noted for reputable institutions. Struve praised prisoner work on farms and various gangs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
East View
Westchester County
Karl Struve
Senate of Hamburg
M. Liepman
University of Hamburg
United States
Struve
Westchester
Exhibition Match For Waverly Engine Co
An exhibition match will be played for the benefit of Waverly Engine Co No 1 in Tuckahoe New York at Leewood Golf Club. Players include Willie MacFarlane Oakridge Bobby Cruickshank Progress Club Purchase Bill Creavy Bonnie Briar and Tommie Harmon Hudson River Club. The club championship qualifying round is September 11 after 10 AM. Hostesses were Mrs Charles Hoffman and Mrs E H Cummings of Park View Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly Engine Co. No
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Leewood Golf Club
Willie MacFarlane
Oakridge
Bobby Cruickshank
Progress Club
Purchase
Bill Creavy
Bonnie Briar
Tommie Harmon
Hudson River Club
Charles Hoffman
E. H. Cummings
Park View Heights
Rubbish Burn on Sage Terrace Extinguished by Fire Brigade
A rubbish burn on a Sage Terrace plot was put out by the fire company after a neighbor's complaint last Saturday afternoon.
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Sage Terrace
Lent on Special Duty Joins Scarsdale Police
George Lent of Hall avenue Tuckahoe has been taken on the Scarsdale police force for special duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lent
Hall Avenue
Tuckahoe
Scarsdale
Grasslands Hospital Receives New $5,000 Radio System
Grasslands Hospital installs a county funded radio system with loudspeakers and bedside headphones after a countywide drive. Scarsdale led subscriptions with a standout contribution from a women’s committee. Patients react with joy as the WWI era band and Dempsey fight are broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WW. S. Marine Band
T. B
Patrick O'Donald
Social Service Committee
William Rand
Rye
Grasslands
Metropolitan Archery Meet Set for Scarsdale Field
Archery fans in Scarsdale will witness a major tournament on September 25 as the Metropolitan Archery Association stages an all day event at the High School field. Notables include Dr. Elmer of Wayne Pa and Miss Smith of Boston, with Major General Ivor Thord Gray winning a preliminary shoot.
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Scarsdale
Metropolitan Archery Association
George A. Marsh
William C. White
Association
Caleb Hyatt
Fred Harrington
Judge White
Wayne
Paul Crouch
Boston
Dorothy Smith
Gray
Bryn Mawr
White
Frances M. Smith Named Principal at Greenburgh School 6
Frances M. Smith of Teachers College leads the opening day with 116 pupils enrolled and one new teacher added. Eleanor D. Hess of New York City becomes daily physical instructor while new staff include Esther Litchfield Louise Boehm Juliane Bode and Alice Grayham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. Smith
Teachers College
Greenburgh School No. 6
Eleanor D. Hess
New York City
Esther Litchfield
Suffern
N. Y
Louise Boehm
Juliane Bode
White Plains
Alice Grayham
Gardiner
Ruth M. Landers
Katherine M. Wilson
Mary A. Adams
Eileen Hale
Granting Injunction Against Scarsdale Water Tower
Mrs. Alice Beaver-Webb of Garden Road won a preliminary injunction from Supreme Court Justice George H. Taylor Jr. blocking Scarsdale from building a two million gallon water tower near her estate. A $1000 bond was set and the trial is scheduled for the first Monday in October. The plaintiff argues the planned stone tower, about 100 feet tall, would harm her property where she has invested heavily.
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Alice Beaver-Webb
Garden Road
Scarsdale
Supreme Court
George H. Taylor, Jr
Fred Fox to Attend Wynmore Park Opening in Scarsdale
Frederick Fox, donor of Wynmore Park, travels from Arizona to join the weekend dedication at Wynmore road in Scarsdale. The celebration includes a tennis championship final, prizes by Mr. Fox, and a Scarsdale versus White Plains Boy Scouts baseball game.
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Fred’k Fox
Arizona
Wynmore Park
Frederick Fox
Scarsdale
the Inquirer
Wynmore Road
Palmer Avenue
Heathcote
New York, Westchester and Boston
Norman Bull
White Plains
Greenacres
Mr. Fox
Boy Scouts of
Fall primary and registration dates announced
The fall primary is next Tuesday September 14 with polls open noon to 9 PM at Village Hall and old Town Hall. Registration days run October 8 9 and 10 from 10 AM to 10 PM and October 16 from 7 AM to 10 PM with personal registration required to vote November 6.
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Old Town Hall
Wet Road Crash Sends Car into Ditch on Weaver Street
A car left the road on Weaver street during a rain on a Thursday, crashed through a fence and landed in a deep ditch. Dr. L B Chapman of 929 Peace avenue Pelham, was treated at New Rochelle Hospital for a deep scalp wound. A crowd watched as the wrecker struggled to pull the car free before final repair.
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Weaver Street
L. B. Chapman
Peace Avenue
Pelham
New Rochelle Hospital
Realty Year Book To Tell History
A Westchester County Realty Board plan for the 1927 Westchester County Year Book includes a countywide feature where each community is allotted space to tell its history and show its facilities with illustrations. The book adds to the regular 365 diary pages and aims to furnish a permanent record of the county’s growth. Local chambers, clubs, village officers and prominent citizens are cooperating, with numerous county organizations invited to participate.
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Westchester County Realty Board
Westchester County
Lions Clubs
Westchester County Chamber of Commerce
The
Bar Association, Bankers Association
Westchester County Historical Society
Inter-Club Tennis Finals To Be Played Off Today
The annual Labor Day water sports drew crowds at Manursing Island Beach Club despite weather. The inter-club tennis final between American Yacht Club and Manursing Island Club will be held on American Yacht Club courts tomorrow at 2 30 P M. The mixed doubles scratch invitation final among American Yacht Club Apawamis and Manursing clubs will take place at American Yacht Club on Sunday at 3 30 P M.
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Manursing Island
American Yacht Club
Manursing Island Club
Apawamis
Manursing Clubs
Fox Meadow Tennis Club Posts Fall Men’s Doubles Postponement
Weather over Labor Day weekend forces the Fox Meadow Tennis Club to delay its annual Fall Men’s Double Tournament. First rounds move to September 18 and 19 as entry fees and names are collected for teams via treasurer Stuart D. Cowan at Norwood Road.
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Fox Meadow
Stuart D. Cowan
Norwood Road
Scarsdale Opens Schools Free of Communicable Disease
On September 8 the village welcomed public schools with a perfect health record. Dr. Ralph R. Ryan urged parental cooperation to keep the community healthy, noting diphtheria deaths are preventable with toxin antitoxin and urging statewide vaccination efforts. The State Health Department reports antitoxin use is reducing diphtheria, with cities like Syracuse noting elimination of the disease.
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Scarsdale
Ralph R. Ryan
Ryan
Health Department
State of
New York
Syracuse
Three Autos In Parkway Mixup Reported After Labor Day Crash
A three-car crash on the Parkway near Hartsdale and Scarsdale at dusk involved a Rolls-Royce owned by Sidney Wilmers driven by Arnold Klein, a Peerless owned by Frank Fetzer driven by his daughter Edna, and a Chrysler roadster driven by Miss Dorothy LaCess. Edna Fetzer and Mrs. Louise Wider were hospitalized. three Rolls-Royce passengers treated. no Chrysler injuries. Counter-charges of reckless driving were filed between the two car owners.
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Rolls-Royce
Hartsdale
Scarsdale
Chrysler
Sidney Wilmers
1451
Broadway
Arnold Klein
Parkway
Peerless
Frank Fetzer
Fenimore Road
Edna
Louise Wider
Staten Island
Dorothy LaCess
Mount Vernon
Frank
Fetzer
Wider
White Plains Hospital
Lawrence Hospital
Bronxville
Mills to Speak at Northern Westchester Women’s Rally
The Northern Westchester Women’s Republican Association holds its fall meeting at Shallow Brook Farm on the State road between Mount Kisco and Bedford Village. Representative Ogden Mills is among the speakers at the garden party event set for Saturday at two o’clock.
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Northern Westchester Women's Republican Association
Shallow Brook Farm
William Read
Joseph Baldwin
Mount Kisco
Bedford Village
Ogden L. Mills
Women's Association
Eugene Meyer
Seven Springs Farm
Byram Lake
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New Credit Association
Waverly Engine Co
Grasslands Hospital
Bob Franklin
Santa Claus
John Dunbar
Joe
National Archers
Metropolitan Association
Elmer
Beaver-Webb
Realty
Realty Board
Mills
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